Posts Tagged ‘John Salazar’
Republicans sweep Democrats nationwide; Mixed bag in Colorado
November 3rd, 2010
As expected, voters across the nation offered a complete repudiation of President Barack Obama and the Democratic agenda. Close to home Colorado voters proved to be tougher to predict and the state solidified itself as close to the center as one could be. On the national stage Republicans easily took control of the House of [...]
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Polis, Perlmutter side with higher taxes before heading home
September 29th, 2010
Colorado’s congressional delegation split this week on whether they felt raising taxes in a poor economy was a good idea or not. Some felt Congress should stay in DC and continue to work while others like Jared Polis (CD2) and Ed Perlmutter (CD7) decided higher taxes were okay and that they were ready for vacation. [...]
Some of Colorado’s congressional delegation refuse to be accountable to taxpayers
November 13th, 2009
If you were on the government payroll at a salary of $174,000 and your office was operated at taxpayer expense to the tune of at least $1.3 million, is it out of line to explain to taxpayers how you are spending their money? Of course it is not. As much as those in Washington D.C. [...]
